Just as Kiyoshi Sakamoto took the crew of "I Heard that Kirishima is going to retire", in the natural scenery of Shikoku, filming his second youth campus film, Chiba Masaki, who was far away in Tokyo, was so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep...

As the saying goes, move your mouth at the top, and break your leg from the bottom.

After Kiyoshi Sakamoto proposed the Nogizaka plan, he handed over all the specific tasks to the Nogizaka Management Committee, headed by Masaki Chiba and Kenji Kitagawa.

All the preparations, including the selection, were heavily pressed on Chiba Masaki and others.

However, even so, Chiba Masaki and Kitagawa Kenji are both enjoying themselves.

After all, these two have personally seen the charm of idol girl groups, and they are willing to devote their energy to the great cause of producing a new idol girl group!

And in order to prepare for the upcoming national selection, the Nogizaka Committee has met more and more frequently...

"It's already May, how are we getting ready for our work?" asked Kenji Kitagawa, who was appointed by Kiyoshi Sakamoto as an operations consultant while sitting in the conference room.

"We have asked the PR department, contacted various media outlets, newspapers and magazines, and they have agreed to publish our selection on the front page in the first week of June. Including TBS, Asahi, Fuji five major TV stations, are also willing to select the news, as an interstitial advertisement, to broadcast... The male operator who sat in the last seat, holding a stack of documents, was also making a detailed work report.

"Uh-huh... ”

While listening to the reports of his subordinates, Chiba Masaki and Kitagawa Kenji, the movements of their hands are non-stop, and they use the pen to record the matters they need to pay attention to.

They don't have Kiyoshi Sakamoto's super memory, so they can only believe in the good habit of "a good memory is better than a bad pen".

。。。

After listening to the routine work report, Chiba Masaki, who was sitting on the top, also opened his mouth to remind:

"Our selection will officially begin on the first of next month. Time is pressing, everyone should hurry up and get the relevant preliminary preparations for us!"

"Don't let Director Sakamoto come back and see your scattered appearance, you know?!"

In just one month, Chiba Masaki, who was promoted by Kiyoshi Sakamoto to the position of executive producer of the Nogizaka project, has been greatly tempered in the heavy work.

The frizziness on the green face has long since faded. In its place, there is a serious side.

"Got it!"

The members of the operation also replied neatly.

"Alright, that's the end of the meeting, disbanded. ”

Watching the operation members slowly leave the conference room, only Chiba Masaki and Kitagawa Kenji remained in the conference room.

Rubbing his temples with his hand, which were a little swollen and painful, Chiba Masaki couldn't help but think of the guy who threw everything to himself and ran to make a movie, and muttered with a wry smile: "Qing that hateful guy... ”

"Uh, what are you talking about?" Kenji Kitagawa, who was sitting on the side, ready to continue the small meeting with him, did not hear his words clearly.

Instead of answering, Masaki Chiba changed the subject lightly, "Oh, nothing. By the way, this time the selection is clear, the initial review is still up to us, and when it comes to the interview review, he will interview the participants as a judge. ”

"Oh, that's it... Kitagawa Kenji also nodded, expressing approval, and then asked, "However, did he say when he will come back?"

He said that everything is going well in the shooting now, and if it is fast, it should be completed next month. ”

"That's good. ”

At this time, Kenji Kitagawa remembered a question again, "So, has he already written the song for his debut?"

When proposing the Nogizaka project, Kiyoshi Sakamoto firmly held the decision of Nogizaka's title song in his hands.

Therefore, if this Nogizaka finishes selecting people and is ready to debut, he must get the debut song from Kiyoshi Sakamoto, the project director and chief producer, so that he can prepare for choreography, recording, etc.

This is also the reason why Kenji Kitagawa has this question.

In fact, the decision power of this project is almost firmly controlled by Kiyoshi Sakamoto...

If you want to make a decision without asking Kiyoshi Sakamoto, it's impossible!

"Well, I asked this question when I was on the phone with him two days ago. ”

"And what did he say?"

He said, "No hurry." Chiba Masaki shrugged his shoulders and continued, "He also said that it is not too late to decide on the song after the audition is over and after seeing the level of these first-term students. ”

"However, by the time the selection is over, it's mid-August, so in terms of time, will it be a little... Kitagawa Kenji was a little worried.

After all, Nogizaka's existence as an "AKB formula opponent" is, of course, to rub off on the traffic of AKB, which is now booming, so that he can get a lot of attention as soon as he debuts.

According to the news from the partner AKS, AKB will release a number of singles in the second half of this year.

If you don't grasp the trend of girl groups brought by AKB and let Nogizaka follow the trend, then the name of "AKB formula opponent" is meaningless!

However, for Kitagawa Kenji's worries, Chiba Masaki has also been prepared.

I saw him look at it confidently, the cover of the document with the Nogizaka triangle logo in his hand, and replied in a relaxed tone:

"We don't have to be in such a hurry to debut, after all, we are not AKB that sells idol growth process and has a theater model, but a new instant power idol, Nogizaka!"

"What's more, with the current momentum of AKB, it is not the pinnacle that they can reach... ”

"Therefore, we still have plenty of time to polish and polish the Nogizaka diamond, and finally present the most dazzling side to the public...

"The audition will end in mid-August, the title group will premiere in October, and the official single will debut in January next year. In this way, we can have at least three months to train these members. During this time, we can also learn more about the members. ”

"Well, indeed, that's better. After listening to Chiba Masaki's explanation, Kitagawa Kenji also nodded in agreement.

However, between Chiba Masaki's words, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, "By the way, these words were said by Sakamoto-kun, right?"

"Uh... Chiba Masaki was stunned for a moment, showing an embarrassed smile that was recognized, "Have you still found out?" ”

"I knew it!"

After speaking, Kitagawa Kenji, who was a little angry, directly grabbed Chiba Masaki's neck, rubbed it his scalp with a hand knife.

"You kid, you're pretending to be stupid in front of me?!"

"Oops, it hurts, it hurts!"